Dynamo's Cameron sidelined for the season

Published 5:30 am, Monday, April 26, 2010

Geoff Cameron suffered a right knee injury Saturday at Chicago. He'll have surgery this week.

Geoff Cameron suffered a right knee injury Saturday at Chicago. He'll have surgery this week.

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Dynamo's Cameron sidelined for the season

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In another setback for the Dynamo, attacking midfielder Geoff Cameron will undergo season-ending right knee surgery this week.

An MLS All-Star last year as a defender, Cameron, 24, had moved to the attacking midfielder's spot that was vacated when Stuart Holden bolted to Europe.

“I think it's a big blow,” said Dynamo chief operating officer Chris Canetti. “We lost a starting player, a player that was an MLS All-Star last year, someone that we asked to step up into a new role and play in the attacking midfield for us.”

Cameron injured his right knee Saturday night at Toyota Park in the first half of a 2-0 loss to the Chicago Fire. He underwent an MRI on Sunday afternoon and received the results Monday.

“He's out for the season,” Canetti said. “He ruptured his PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) in his right knee. He's going to undergo surgery this week, and he'll be out for the rest of the season. Surgery will be at the Methodist Hospital.

Cameron was not at the Dynamo's practice Monday because he was with team doctors.

Cameron became the fourth Dynamo starter in five games this season to exit with an injury.

Defender Eddie Robinson left the season opener with a left hamstring injury, and forward Brian Ching suffered a left hamstring strain in the home opener five days later. Defender Richard Mulrooney suffered a right knee injury in the third game of the season. Cameron was hurt in the fifth game of the season.

“He's real down,” Canetti said. “This is a big year. He was looking forward to doing big things this year. Sorry for him to have to go through this and the surgery and all the rehab that goes into it.”